Razor sharpener



sept; 25,1923. 1,469,147

l P. E. BIRD RAZOR SHARPENER Filed Feb. 14. .1922

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? v A BY Peter E. Rnd.

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Patented Sept. 25,1923..

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RAZOR SHABPEN'ER.

Application nea rebmary 14, 1era. serial no. naanoo. I

Be it known that I, PETER E. Brno, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Jenkintown, in the countyofMontgomeryand State of Pennsylvania, havel invented new and usefulImprovements in` Razor Sharpeners, of 'which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to 'razor Sharpeners and it has more particularreference to that tvpe or form of device havin an o 'ning or turned outof line with each other with the result that the razor blade becomesmore or less unfit for vuse and needs frequent re-stropping in order toensure a smooth and clean shave.

Now, the primary object vof my invention is to rovide a novel form ofdevice b the use o which a razor blade can Abe easi y retrued or re-setto conform toits natural or original keen edge whereby its utility andserviceabilit can be, prolonged indefinitely.

Another o iectof this invention is the production of a razor Sharpenerof extreme simplicity in construction, the same being cheap tomanufacture and of a nature to effectively and expeditiously sharpen ortrue up the cutti edge of a razor with the minimum e iigit'ure of timeand labor. ith the foregoingl and other objects in view my inventionessentially consists in the application of rolling hardened surfaces insuch a manner as to completely rehabilitate eve portion of the cuttingedge of a razor so 't at it conforms strictly to its original or naturalalignment without necessitating frequent s'tropping or re-setting. Myinvention-further consists in the novel construction, combinations andarran ments of parts hereinafter fully describe and more^ .speciiicalldefined by the subjoined claims.

In the rther disclosure of the invention reference is' to be had to theaccompanying sheet of drawings constitutinga part of thisspeciiicationand in which like characters of reference designate thesame or corresponding parts in all the views.

Figurefl is a top plan view of one practical embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinalf section of the same taken substantially onthe' line 2 2 in the preceding figure.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a slightly modified form of theinvention.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the same; and,

Figure 5 is a transverse section thereof.

Referring more particularly to the view the numeral 6 designates afragmenta portion of a table or other convenient artlcle of furniture towhich my novel device mayl be attached by means of a pair of wood screws7 passed throu h a lateral flange 8 appropri- .Y

ately connecte to one side of the device, as illustrated in Figures 1and 2 more particularly. Referring more articularly to Figures 1 to. 4it will be c early-seen that my novel sharpening or razor resettingdevice comprises a frame including spaced longitudinal members 9, 9appropriately connected at their ends by cross members 10.

Secured within the aforesaid longitudinal members 9. 9 are liningmembers 11 of leather or other suitable material and slid.-

ably adapted to traverse therebetween is a substantially U-shaped frame12 in which are rotatably housed opposed anti-friction balls y 13 ofhard steel or the like which are sepacovering plates or strips 15 lbeingsecured on the U-shaped frame by set screws 16. It is also to be'notedthat the balls 1 3, in so far as they are arranged laterally, havefrictional contact with each other as well as with the lining strips ormembers 11 so that when traversed longitudinally of the frame they havea rolling contact as between eachother as later on explained.

Appropriately mounted beneath the 4U- shaped frame 12 is a hanger orbracket 17 in which is journaled a stub axle or spindle 18 on which ismounted a pinion 19 in mesh with a longitudinally supported rack bar 20whereby the frame ma y handle 19 longitudina yrelative to the U- shapedframe 1 2 in order toeifect the 1re-setting or strapping of a razorblade held longitudimilly in the frame with its cutting edge between theballs`13.

n the form of the device shown more particularl b Figures 3 to 5 it willbe seen` that t e ameis supported at its one be 'traversed byi a' theframe in' this case is held stationary whereas the U-shaped Vframe 12 iscaused to be traversed relative thereto.

`From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that an oldstyle hollow yor otherwise 'ground razor, or a safety' razor blade canbe easily ire-edged or set by simply holding the cutting edge thereofbetween the balls 13 and traversing the frame or carriage or 12backwards or forwards. Still further it is to be particularly noted thatthe liners 11 of leather, fiber or other appropriate Inaterial press theanti-friction balls 13 together so that they hold together firmly sothat they will rotate or roll over the edge of the blade and therebyprom tly restore its keen edge.

Whilst li have shown 'anddescribed practical embodiments of my inventionthe same are not to Vhe coi'iservatively construed or interpreted as itwill be erfectly obvious that the same is susceptible of many detailchanges or variations, and it is hereby intended -to include all suchreasonahlechanges as fairly lie within the scope of the appended Aclaims.

l Having described my invention, what il claim asnew and desire tosecure by Letters 'Patent is:

.y l. A device of the character hereinbefore described for e'ecting there-setting of a cutting edge comprising relativel movable frames one ofsaid frames being a apted for stationary fixture and one of said frameshousing anti-friction -balls which arev adapted to have a rollingcontact at all times,

. maaier means for reciprocating the movable frame relative to the fixedframe, and means forl maintaining said anti-friction -balls constantlyin rolling contact.

2. A device of the character hereinbefore described for e'ecting vthere-setting of a cutting `edge comprising relatively movable frames oneof said frames beingadapted for stationary tixture and one. of` saidframes housing opposed anti-friction balls` which are adapted to have arolling contact at all times, means for reciprocating the movable framerelative to the fixed frame, and rneans for maintaining saidanti-friction balls constantly in rolling contact.

3. A device of the character hereinbefore described `for effecting there-setting of a cutting edge comprising relatively movable frames one ofsaid frames being adapted for stationary xture and one of saidframeshousing opposed anti-friction balls which are adapted tohave a rollingcontact at all times, rack and pinion mechanism for trav-- ersing theone frame relative to the other, and means for maintaining saidanti-friction balls constantly in rolling contact.

a. A device of the character hereinbefore described `for e'ecting there-setting of a cutting edge comprising relatively movable :trames oneof said frames being adapted for stationary lixture and one of saidframes housing opposed anti-friction balls which are adapted tohave arolling contact at all times, rack and pinion mechanism for traversingthe one frame relative to the other, and appropriate linersover whichthe antifriction balls are traversed to effect their rotation in orderto re-set the cutting edge of a razor blade or the' like.

ln testimony whereof l ax my signature.

Perea n. Bran.

